S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Abstract S, N co-doped graphene quantum dots (S,N-GQDs) coupled with P25 (TiO2) (S,N-GQD/P25) have been prepared via simply hydrothermal method. The as-prepared S,N-GQD/P25 composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic hydrogen generation activities, with a significantly extended light absorption ra...

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Main Authors: He Xie, Chengyi Hou, Hongzhi Wang, Qinghong Zhang, Yaogang Li
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2101-1
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author He Xie
Chengyi Hou
Hongzhi Wang
Qinghong Zhang
Yaogang Li
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Chengyi Hou
Hongzhi Wang
Qinghong Zhang
Yaogang Li
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description Abstract S, N co-doped graphene quantum dots (S,N-GQDs) coupled with P25 (TiO2) (S,N-GQD/P25) have been prepared via simply hydrothermal method. The as-prepared S,N-GQD/P25 composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic hydrogen generation activities, with a significantly extended light absorption range and superior durability without loading any noble metal cocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity of this composite under visible light (λ = 400–800 nm) was greatly improved compared with that of pure P25. This remarkable improvement in photocatalytic activity of the S,N-GQD/P25 composites can be attributed to that S,N-GQDs play a key role to enhance visible light absorption and facilitate the separation and transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes. Generally, this work could provide new insights into the facile fabrication of photocatalytic composites as high performance photocatalysts.
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spelling doaj.art-66534d167d0a4b5bb8bd389b91b703182023-09-02T23:44:09ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2017-06-011211810.1186/s11671-017-2101-1S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen GenerationHe Xie0Chengyi Hou1Hongzhi Wang2Qinghong Zhang3Yaogang Li4State Key Laboratory of Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua UniversityEngineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua UniversityAbstract S, N co-doped graphene quantum dots (S,N-GQDs) coupled with P25 (TiO2) (S,N-GQD/P25) have been prepared via simply hydrothermal method. The as-prepared S,N-GQD/P25 composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic hydrogen generation activities, with a significantly extended light absorption range and superior durability without loading any noble metal cocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity of this composite under visible light (λ = 400–800 nm) was greatly improved compared with that of pure P25. This remarkable improvement in photocatalytic activity of the S,N-GQD/P25 composites can be attributed to that S,N-GQDs play a key role to enhance visible light absorption and facilitate the separation and transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes. Generally, this work could provide new insights into the facile fabrication of photocatalytic composites as high performance photocatalysts.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2101-1Graphene quantum dotsTiO2Elemental dopingPhotocatalysisHydrogen evolution
spellingShingle He Xie
Chengyi Hou
Hongzhi Wang
Qinghong Zhang
Yaogang Li
S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
Nanoscale Research Letters
Graphene quantum dots
TiO2
Elemental doping
Photocatalysis
Hydrogen evolution
title S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
title_full S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
title_fullStr S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
title_full_unstemmed S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
title_short S, N Co-Doped Graphene Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
title_sort s n co doped graphene quantum dot tio2 composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation
topic Graphene quantum dots
TiO2
Elemental doping
Photocatalysis
Hydrogen evolution
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2101-1
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